BS in Education, University of MO. Taught computer classes for 12 years in St. Louis

Photographer for over 40 years. Owned photography business and worked in / managed professional photo labs for many years. Now shooting copies and printing Giclees for local artists, up to 24 x 80. Design: brochures to billboards.

Member of Photographic Society of America (PSA) and was assistant webmaster for Nature Division, 2002.

Published the Article, “Electronic Imaging: Not for Fantasy Only” in Photographic Society of America Journal, July, 2003.

Won Merit Award in the Decatur Art Guild’s “Colors of the Season” exhibition, in Decatur, AL.-2004

Had picture of Venus-Jupiter-Moon published in “Night Sky” magazine, 2004

Received “Honorable Mention” in Photographer’s Forum Magazine’s 25th Annual Spring Photography Contest, sponsored by Canon. This was given to the top 100 out of 21,000 entries (0.5%) and was published in their 2005 Annual.

Won many awards in Huntsville Photographic Society competition, culminating in “Master Photographer” status, in 2009.